Fee Estimator Guide

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Alternatively, it is located under Quick Links on Student Accounts main web page with the piggy bank icon: https://carleton.ca/studentaccounts/.

For undergraduate students in the fall and winter terms are assessed fees based on the number of billing hours taken per term. Once you reach 2.0 credits (4 courses in the Fee Estimator) per term, students are charged the full-fee flat rate for their program. Subsequent courses above 2.0 credits will not result in additional tuition fees. However, summer term is always assessed on a per-course basis regardless of the number of courses.

For Graduate students, including students in the thesis pathway, tuition is assessed based primarily on your status. For part-time graduate student, the number of courses does not refer to the sum of the courses you are registered in. The fee is based on the total of billing hours. If the total of your term’s registration is less than 0.60 billing hours, select 1 for the ‘number of courses’ field in the fee estimator. If the total of your term’s registration is equal to or greater than 0.60 billing hours, select 2 courses. Graduate students with full-time status are charged full-fee flat rate regardless of the number of courses they are registered in.

For Graduate students in the non-thesis program, fees are charged on a per-credit basis. Input the number of courses you wish to register in for the term in the ‘Number of courses’ field on the Fee Estimator.

Students in the Specialty programs follow a different fee structure. For tuition fee estimate, select ‘Specialty Program Graduate Student Fees’ under the corresponding term using this link Tuition Fees – Student Accounts Receivable.

For the fall or winter terms:

Students registered in 2.0 credits or more, are charged a full-fee flat rate. In other words, there are no additional charges or fee adjustments for registration changes between 2.0, 2.5 or 3.0 credits per term (4, 5 or 6 courses per term) and you should select full-time.

Students registered in 1.5 credits or less are charged per credit and should select part-time.

If you are registered in 1.5 credits or more in the term, you need to select YES to include the UPass fee on the fee estimator.

For the summer term:

Please select part-time as your status as all students are charged on a per credit basis for every course they add. If you are registering in more than 3 courses, estimate your fees for one course and multiply it by the number of courses you are planning on taking.

If you are taking 2 courses (1.0 credit) or more in the summer term, select YES to include the UPass fee on the fee estimator.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

For an estimate of the total cost of your program, you first need to know how many terms you are required to complete or the average number of terms it normally takes to complete the program. You can find this information on your program’s departmental website (see: www.graduate.carleton.ca/programs/) or by contacting the departmental administrator.

Each term is 4 months in length, and you may be required to study in all 3 terms of the year, fall (Sept – Dec), winter (Jan – Apr) and summer (May – Aug).

Once this information is available, you can then use the Online Fee Estimator for tuition estimate for a single term.

When selecting the number of courses as a part-time graduate student, the number of courses does not refer to the sum of the courses you are registered in. The fee is based on the total of your course(s) billing hours. If the total of your term’s registration is less than 0.60 billing hours, select 1 course in the fee estimator. If it is equal to or greater than 0.60 billing hours, select 2 courses.

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

Graduate fees are based primarily on your status. Full-time graduate students pay a flat, full-time rate regardless of the number of courses they are registered in. In order to switch to part-time status so that your fees are based on the billing hours you are registered in, you must apply through Graduate Studies and your department. Please contact Graduate Studies for more information at 613-520-2600 x 2525 or by email at graduate_studies@carleton.ca.

Exclusively online graduate programs follow a different fee structure and are not listed on the fee estimator. Currently the only program to follow this different fee structure is the Online MBA program. Please refer to the Online Program Graduate Fee page for the tuition fees for the Online MBA program.

The University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) is a mandatory health insurance plan for all international and/or non-residents (and their dependents) studying or working at Carleton University.  All plan details can be found on the UHIP site.

For more information, please reach out to uhip@carleton.ca.

The Upass is a universal transit pass for “full-time” registered students.

For undergraduate students, Upass is charged at 1.5 credits for fall or winter term, and at 1.0 credit for summer term.

For graduate students, Upass is charged for those with full-time status.

For more information, please see: https://carleton.ca/upass/.

Use the Fee Estimator and input the following:

• Term: Select your term
• Level: Undergraduate
• Year of Study: No Year
• Full/Part Time: Select Part or Full-Time*
• Number of Courses: Select your number of courses
• Residency: Select Ontario, Other Canadian or International
• Program: Select your certificate program
• Include UPass Fee: Yes, if you have selected Full-Time studies or 1.5 credits

Include UHIP Fee: Select Yes if you have International for your residency
* Number of courses has no impact if your status is Full-Time, for Part-Time, see above question: I am a part-time graduate student, what is the difference between part-time one course (<0.60 billing hours) and part-time two courses (>=0.60 billing hours)?

The Fee Estimator is available here.

Residence fees and/or meal plans are calculated separately and are not included in the Fee Estimator. For estimate or information, please contact Housing at residence@carleton.ca or by telephone at 613-520-2600 x 5612.

The Online Fee Estimator provides estimated tuition costs based on fees approved by the Board of Governors. Actual tuition and related fees may vary depending on course registration and program requirements. In some cases, program costs may exceed the estimated amount provided by the estimator.